October 9, 2016
Tesla to unveil “unexpected” new product October 17
Tesla will unveil something on Monday October 17, according CEO and founder Elon Musk. It’ll be a new product, he said in a Tweet on Sunday, which will…
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October 7, 2016
Maserati is targeting 2020 for a production EV
The electric vehicle bandwagon has long left the station thanks to Tesla, but Maserati still wants to get on board. The high-end carmaker might be behind the curve…
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Moovit tries to streamline the commute experience with an updated transit app
Figuring out public transportation can be a difficult experience — a lot of the data exists in disparate spots on the internet, and there are a lot of…
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Test your ethics around killer AI cars with this Moral Machine game
Should a self-driving car full of old folks crash to avoid puppies in the cross-walk? Is it ok to run over two criminals if you save one doctor?…
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Scoop gets Bay Area cities to pick up the tab for carpooling to alleviate traffic jams
A startup that matches riders with drivers for paid and pre-scheduled carpooling, Scoop, has inked a deal with two big towns in the increasingly congested commuter hubs in…
Read articleOctober 3, 2016
Chevrolet’s Colorado ZH2 fuel cell Army test truck is made for modular power
Chevrolet continues work on zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell tech, and it’s now providing a just-revealed Colorado ZH2 fuel cell vehicle to the U.S. Army for design, to find out…
Read articleSeptember 29, 2016
Mercedes-Benz looks to the future with Generation EQ EV concept
Mercedes-Benz is trying to play with your emotions with its new electric vehicle concept, debuted at the Paris Motor Show today. The “Generation EQ” it unveiled is a…
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Skedaddle wants to take ride-sharing out of cities and across the country
It was only a matter of time before the same forces that brought competition to the taxi industry turned their attention to the bus business. And now, what…
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Mapping startups hope they can chart a new course to success
Alphabet, Apple and Uber may be spending billions on exhaustive new mapping technologies to power the self-driving car revolution, but there’s a new generation of companies betting that a combination…
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Unsexy Flexport scores $65 million as software eats shipping
Freight forwarding is a multi-trillion industry, but most people don’t even know what those words mean. It’s the business of moving boats trucks, and planes full of stuff…
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